Fall of Eagles is the BBC's stunning 1974 dramatisation of
the declining years and final collapse of three of the most powerful
European dynasties – the Hapsburgs, Romanovs and Hohenzollerns – between
the mid-19th century and the end of the First World War. The series
focuses on the tempestuous reigns of Emperor Franz Josef of
Austria-Hungary (Laurence Naismith), Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (Charles
Kay - below) and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (Barry Foster - below). Other key players
include Tsarina Alexandra (Gayle Hunnicutt - below), Lenin (Patrick Stewart),
Princess Vicky (Gemma Jones) and Fritz (Denis Lill).

The series was released by DD Home Entertainment on DVD and VHS in Autumn 2004. The 4-disc DVD boxset
includes exclusive new interviews with Gayle Hunnicutt (The Golden Bowl,
Dallas, The Martian Chronicles), Charles Kay (Edge of Darkness, To Serve
Them All My Days) and
director David Cunliffe (The Onedin Line, The Sandbaggers, Victoria and
Albert), a 40-page historical companion booklet written by Andy Priestner
and a photo gallery.

The series was created and co-written by John Elliot (A for Andromeda,
Mogul/The Troubleshooters). Other contributors include: writers Jack
Pulman (I Claudius, War and Peace, Private Schultz) and Troy Kennedy
Martin (Edge of Darkness, The Italian Job); and director Rudolph Cartier
(1984, The Quatermass Experiment and its sequels).

Where can I buy Fall of Eagles?
The Region 2 DVD and Video boxset retails around £39.99 and as with all DD
Home Entertainment titles are available in large high street stores in the
UK such as HMV and Virgin and from most online retailers such as
Amazon and
Play. Both Amazon and Play will sell to countries outside the UK.

A forum dedicated to discussion of Fall
of Eagles is now available on Chris Herbert's
TV Gold site.